Case of Kherson defector who served in Odesa TCC sent to court

Detectives of the State Bureau of Investigation have sent to court the case of a former employee of the Dar'yivka colony who collaborated with the occupiers and later served in Odesa at the territorial center for recruitment and social support.

This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.

During the occupation of part of the Kherson region, the former colony inspector moved to a similar position with the invaders. He worked in the occupied institution for the occupiers until the liberation of the region, and after the de-occupation decided to stay in the territory controlled by Ukraine.

Subsequently, the man was mobilized and enlisted in one of the district military commissariats in Odesa region, where he served calls to persons liable for military service. He told his colleagues about his conscious pro-Ukrainian position and concealed his collaboration with the occupiers.

He is currently accused of collaboration, and if proven guilty, he faces a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.

Meanwhile, a Kherson deputy, a member of the register of traitors, was found guilty of collaborating with the occupiers. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property. In March 2022, Volodymyr Hanzha voluntarily agreed to assist the Russian military by allowing them to deploy military equipment on the territory of his agricultural company.

The Kherson resident was also sentenced to 15 years in prison for collaboration. He voluntarily went to work for the occupation authorities and decided to change his citizenship. In July 2022, the accused was appointed to the position of an expert of the Department of Accounting and Financial and Analytical Expertise. This is a job in an illegal law enforcement agency created by the occupation authorities.

The priest from the Kherson region was suspected of collaborating with the occupiers. He currently faces up to five years in prison.